Brown, Ari / Groove Awakening
| Album: | Groove Awakening | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Brown, Ari | Added: | Mar 2014 | |
| Label: | Delmark Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-03-07 | Pull Date: | 2014-05-09 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 11 | May 4 | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 26, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Wayne's Trane |
4. | May 08, 2014: | Rebop
Enka |
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| 2. | Jul 15, 2016: | Rebop
Veda's Dance |
5. | May 01, 2014: | Rebop
In A Sentimental Mood |
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| 3. | May 09, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
In A Sentimental Mood |
6. | Apr 25, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
In A Sentimental Mood |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-03-06
Reviewed 2014-03-06
ARI BROWN: Groove Awakening
Delmark, 2014
POSTBOP – Veteran Chicago saxophonist Brown leads his long-running quintet through a set of soulful strolls and tasty 1970s-style grooves. Brown’s punchy tone is equally at home in avant-garde or straightahead settings, and this disc is mostly in the latter camp (although he does blow on two saxes simultaneously from time to time, or may bust a twisted growl out of nowhere). Some good stuff here!
Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 5:20 – straightforward medium-tempo swinger, a snappy walk
2. 5:03 – bass riff sets up jaunty groove; heats up gradually, duo-sax blowing
3. 11:06 – sweet, soulful stroll, really nice… gets briefly hot in the middle
4. 8:42 – catchy midtempo melody, solos twist & turn over solid rhythm
5. 8:26 – reggae version of a Coltrane tune! a bit odd, but solos are cool
6. 10:06 – relaxed Ellington ballad: has friendly openness, fine sax, bass solo
7. 4:08 – waltzing in the big-city streets, nice piano break here
8. 8:39 – snappy strut, oblique melody, sax works out over a tough groove
9. 3:57 – lovely spiritual ballad for piano & soprano sax
[ Fo ] - 6 March 2014
Delmark, 2014
POSTBOP – Veteran Chicago saxophonist Brown leads his long-running quintet through a set of soulful strolls and tasty 1970s-style grooves. Brown’s punchy tone is equally at home in avant-garde or straightahead settings, and this disc is mostly in the latter camp (although he does blow on two saxes simultaneously from time to time, or may bust a twisted growl out of nowhere). Some good stuff here!
Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 5:20 – straightforward medium-tempo swinger, a snappy walk
2. 5:03 – bass riff sets up jaunty groove; heats up gradually, duo-sax blowing
3. 11:06 – sweet, soulful stroll, really nice… gets briefly hot in the middle
4. 8:42 – catchy midtempo melody, solos twist & turn over solid rhythm
5. 8:26 – reggae version of a Coltrane tune! a bit odd, but solos are cool
6. 10:06 – relaxed Ellington ballad: has friendly openness, fine sax, bass solo
7. 4:08 – waltzing in the big-city streets, nice piano break here
8. 8:39 – snappy strut, oblique melody, sax works out over a tough groove
9. 3:57 – lovely spiritual ballad for piano & soprano sax
[ Fo ] - 6 March 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | One For Ken | 6. | In A Sentimental Mood | |||
| 2. | Groove Awakening | 7. | 3bop 4 Mal | |||
| 3. | Enka | 8. | Wayne's Trane | |||
| 4. | Veda's Dance | 9. | Give Thanks (Song For Gerri) | |||
| 5. | Lonnie's Lament | . |